OpenClaw privilege escalation vulnerability - News

Description

OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the /pair approve command path that fails to forward caller scopes into the core approval check. A caller with pairing privileges but without admin privileges can approve pending device requests asking for broader scopes including admin access by exploiting the missing scope validation in extensions/device-pair/index.ts and src/infra/device-pairing.ts.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:


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CNA:  VulnCheck

Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e403decb6e20091b5402780a7ccd2085f98aa3cd VulnCheck Patch 
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-hc5h-pmr3-3497 VulnCheck Vendor Advisory 
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-privilege-escalation-via-missing-caller-scope-validation-in-device-pair-approval VulnCheck Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization VulnCheck  

Change History

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